Given name
Danièle
“God is my judge”
In French use, Danièle has a related form in Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” In French use, Danièle is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Danièle has a related form in Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” In French use, Danièle is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
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Where it comes from
In French use, Danièle is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel is a Hebrew biblical name used in Jewish naming traditions and in languages including English, French, German, Polish, and Czech.
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How it developed
In French use, Danièle is used as a feminine counterpart of Daniel. In French use, Danièle is a feminine form of Daniel. The shared background comes through Daniel: Daniel’s Hebrew meaning has remained closely tied to its biblical identity. In Ireland, Daniel has also served as an English-language substitute for Gaelic Domhnall, a separate historical use.
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The story
In French use, Danièle is a feminine form of Daniel. The history of Daniel gives this family its wider story. The biblical Daniel is remembered for interpreting dreams and surviving the lions’ den. His story was a favourite subject of medieval miracle plays, giving the name a life in performance as well as scripture.
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Danièle’s family of names
Danièle has an affectionate form in Dany. Danièle is a feminine form of Daniel. In French usage, Danièle has a related form in Danielle.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Danièle
- Danièle ThompsonFrench screenwriter and director (born 1942)
- Danièle SallenaveFrench writerborn 1940
- Danièle DupréFrench singer (1938–2013)
- Danièle Debernardalpine skierborn 1954
- DaniFrench actress and singer (1944–2022)
- Danièle ObonoGabonese and French politicianborn 1980
- Daniele LaumannCanadian rowerborn 1961
- Danièle Djamila Amrane-MinneHistorian. - Lecturer at the University of Algiers1939–2017
- Danièle DarlanCentral African lawyer, professor and juristborn 1952
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Dani
“God is my judge” · “he judged”
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Acenathe
“she belongs to her father”
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Abaraine
“mother of a multitude; mother of nations”
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Dine
“proud, dignified”
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Eziechiele
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Asife
“one who gathers or collects”
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